Corn and cotton planter



(No Model.)

G. W. WILLIAMS 8?; J. HOOK.

CORN ANDOOTTON PLANTER.

Patented Sept. '8, 1885.

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GEORGE XV. WILLIAM$ AND JOSEPH HOOK, OF ROOKDALE, TEXAS.

CORN AND COTTON PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 325,716, datedSeptember 8, 1885.

I Application filed December 16, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE W. WILLIAMs and JOSEPH HOOK, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Itockdale, in the county of Milam and Stateof Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn andCotton Planters, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has relation toimprovements in seed and cotton planters;and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices, aswill be hereinafter more fully set forth and particularly pointed out inthe claim appended.

Figure 1 represents a side view of our device. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a detail vertical sectional view. Fig. 4 is a detailview, and Fig. 5 is a perspective detail view, showing the feedingdevice in modified form.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, a indicates the mainframe of the planter, which consists, essentially, of the draftbeam A,the lateral longitudinal beams 13, and the rear cross-board, b. Thedraft-beam may be of any ordinary or approved construction, having itsrear end secured between the forward ends of the lateral beams B, and iscut obliquely or on an inclination similar to that of the standard 0,and together with the said standard forms the forward transverse wall ofthe chute D. The standard 0 may be secured to the beam by recessing themeeting sides of both the standard and beam to form a mortisejoint, asshown at c, and connected to the lateral beams Bby means of thetransverse bolts d. To the outer sides of the lateral beams 13 aresecured lateral arms E, which extend beneath the said beams and formbearings for the axle of the drive-wheel F. One end of this axle isformed with a crank, c, which is made fast thereto and drives a pitman,which operates the seed-dropping devices, as will be presentlyexplained.

G indicates the covering-arms, which may be of the ordinaryconstruction, and secured to the rear ends of side beams of the mainframe by means of bolts or other suitable fastening devices. Thesecoverers may be provided with a plurality of perforations at their upperends, whereby the same may be vertically adjusted.

The drive-wheel is designed to enter the chute D of the frame a, so asto engage the grain as it leaves the throat of the hopper and carry thesame to the ground in advance of the coverers and in rear of theplow-blade. The side beams, B, are also provided with pivoted hooks HH,which are designed tolatch over or engage the studsf, extendinglaterally from the hoppers.

I indicates the pitman, which is loosely connected at its lower or rearend to the crankaxle and pivoted at its upper or forward end to theupper end of a lever, J, the opposite end of which is pivotallyconnected to the forward portion of the main frame. To this pivotedvibrating lever J is secured by means of a split key or other suitabledevice a transverse arm, L, the opposite end of which is made fast to alongitudinal seed-slide, g. This seed-slide g is designed to enterlongitudinally through opposite apertures in the front and rear walls ofthe hopper, and is provided with a suitable number of verticalperforations to register with those in the base of the hopper.

Fig. 5 shows a modification of our device, in which M indicates ahopper, which is peculiar in construction, and is more particularlyadapted for planting cotton-seed. In using this hopper we dispense withthe use of the pivoted vibrating lever and the usual seedslide withinthe hopper, connecting the pitman at one end to the crank of thedrive-wheel and at its upper or opposite end to the crank it of thefeed-roller. This feed-roller is arranged transversely within thehopper, having its bearings in the side walls thereof, and is providedwith a suitable number of radial teeth for feeding the seed to thedischargeopening. In the bottom of this hopper is provided a transverseslot, P, and at opposite sides thereof are pivoted throat-plates i.These plates are pivoted at one end only, the same being at oppositeends with relation to each other. These plates are also provided at theends opposite to those which are pivoted with rods 7c, the opposite endsof which pass out through perforations in side walls of the hopper, andalso through plates Q arranged on the outer sides thereof. These rodsare de signed to be used for regulating the throat of the hopper, andmay be threaded to engage threads in the perforations of the plates Q,so that by turning the said rods to the right or left the throat-platesmay be drawn apart or brought together and the discharge-apertureregulated as desired.

We are aware that prior to our invention a seed-planter having ahorizontal feed-slide operated by pitman connection with the crankedaxle of the transporting-wheel, such as shown in Patents Nos. 17 9,7 23and 102,004, have been invented, and we do not claim such device,broadly; but

Having described this invention, what we claim is- The combination, withthe main frame a, constructed as shown and described, provided J, thewhole arranged to operate as shown and described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures 1n presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE W. WILLIAMS. JOSEPH HOOK.

Witnesses:

WM. M. FERGUSON, R. H. HEARRELL.

